Somalia Hostages Freed in Daring Navy SEAL Rescue

Navy SEALs Rescue Somalia Hostages

American Jessica Buchanan is shown in this frame grab from a proof of life video taped by Somali hostage takers. U.S. military forces helicoptered into Somalia in a nighttime raid and freed two hostages, Buchanan, 32, and Poul Hagen Thisted, 60, of Denmark, while killing nine pirates, officials and a pirate source said.

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Navy SEALs Rescue Somalia Hostages

American Jessica Buchanan is shown in this frame grab from a proof of life video taped by Somali hostage takers. U.S. military forces helicoptered into Somalia in a nighttime raid and freed two hostages, Buchanan, 32, and Poul Hagen Thisted, 60, of Denmark, while killing nine pirates, officials and a pirate source said.

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Navy SEALs Rescue Somalia Hostages

American Jessica Buchanan and Poul Hagen Thisted are shown in this frame grab from a proof of life video taped by Somali hostage takers.

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Hostage Rescue

In a phone call from the U.S. Capitol immediately after the State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama informs John Buchanan that his daughter Jessica was rescued by U.S. Special Operations Forces in Somalia, Jan. 24, 2011. First Lady Michelle Obama stands behind the President.

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Hostage Rescue

President Barack Obama, right, tells United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta "good job" during the State of the Union, Jan. 24, 2012.

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Hostage Rescue

President Barack Obama, right, and United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta share a "thumbs-up," during the State of the Union, Jan. 24, 2012.